First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The Open Innovation Marketplace: Creating Value in the Challenge Driven Enterprise Alpheus Bingham and Dwayne Spradlin FT Press/Pearson (2011) How and why global networks of highly specialized expertise create value in the challenge driven enterprise In Open Business Models (2003), Henry Chesbrough observes, “An open business model uses a new (..)

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Jumping the S-Curve: How to Beat the Growth Cycle, Get on Top, and Stay There Paul Nunes and Tim Breene Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How companies can reach progressively high levels of achievement The title of this book refers to pattern of consistently elevating (“jumping”) a company to progressively high levels of achievement.

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Engaging Leader

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The new book The Innovator''s Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization, by Nathan Furr and Jeff Dyer, is a leader’s guide to validating new ideas, refining them, and bringing them to market. Perhaps it was an idea for a new product or service, or a process change to solve a complex problem.

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Uncertainty Organization Christensen Tactics 214

Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Does your company have a "master process"? Harvard Business Review). Business Process Management articles (BPM Institute) (Oct 2011). RESULTS FROM LAST MONTH'S QUICKSTUDY SURVEY : Process Innovation. Download the QuickStudy Survey Results - On Process Innovation and Transformation. Not sure where to start?

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 19, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Adam Richardson for the Harvard Business Review blog (March 7, 2011). To read the complete article, check out other articles and resources, and/or sign up for a free subscription to Harvard Business Review’s Daily Alerts, please click here. * * * We recently hosted at frog [.].

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 1, 2014

From blue ocean strategy to Michael Porter’s five forces, Vijay Govindarajan’s reverse innovation to Richard D’Aveni’s hypercompetition, great thinkers and their ideas directly effect how companies are run and how business people think about and practice business. This compares with just one in 2011.)

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Blue Ocean Strategy Prahalad Christensen Leadership 220

CO2

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Too Much Innovation? I have the privilege recently to work with a technology company that has one of their three core values as innovative. When we got to the definition we started to struggle because we realized that the company kept bumping up against this value in excess. Are we too innovative?

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Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 9, 2010

 This week I've got a unique and excellent resource from Fast Company that I would like to point you to.  Enjoy!   The Resource:    Fast Company's 30 Second MBA What it is:   30 Second MBA is a unique video resource that in some ways resembles a virtual university.

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Management Excellence

MARCH 4, 2011

Fair warning: I take a broad view of management, so my selections will range from leadership to innovation to finance and personal development and beyond. Every week, I share three thought-provoking management posts for the week.

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CO2

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Too Much Innovation? I have the privilege recently to work with a technology company that has one of their three core values as innovative. When we got to the definition we started to struggle because we realized that the company kept bumping up against this value in excess. Are we too innovative?

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 4, 2012

For the last 10 years, Doug has served as the President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company, which under his stewawdship was transformed from one of the worst Fortune 500 organizations in terms of employee engagement levels to one of the best.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Escape Velocity: Free Your Company’s Future from the Pull of the Past Geoffrey A.

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CO2

OCTOBER 16, 2010

via Questions Are The Answer | Management Innovation eXchange. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc., Pink Demos Dr. John Sullivan FORA.tv

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 28, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Five Minutes – a Key to Successful Time Management by Kevin Eikenberry on January 28, 2011 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning , Manage Projects , Personal Development Every leader I talk to tells me they are busy.

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Succession Management Learning-by-Doing Goal 207

CO2

DECEMBER 24, 2010

They have been studying over the past decade innovation within established organizations. In the process they have compiled perhaps the most extensive library of innovation case studies in the world. If you are struggling with innovation in your organization this is a must read. There is just one little problem.

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CO2

JANUARY 26, 2011

Find out about 10 of the most incredible company-sponsored trips ever taken, and don’t forget to send your boss here, too. Google’s Ski Trip : Back in 2007, Google hosted an epic company trip to Squaw Valley. A week in Vegas? Or maybe enjoy rounds of golf wrapped up with luxurious massages.

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Team Building Company Team Executive Coaching 90

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Create a culture of dialogue: Instead of relying on annual review time to discuss performance, managers must create a culture of open communication with their teams and continuously engage in conversations about goals and priorities to help employees focus on the highest value tasks throughout the year. Identify support gaps.

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Tactics Constraint Learning-by-Doing Resources 234

First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 6, 2011

Aaker Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons (2011) If your “brand” isn’t relevant, neither are you or your company Those who have read any of David Aaker’s previous books already know that he presents information, insights, and counsel that are anchored in specific real-world circumstances within a broad and deep [.].

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 19, 2012

Fast Company has called Shama “an online marketing shaman” and Entrepreneur Magazine has dubbed her the “Zen Master of Marketing”. Learn more about Shama’s company “The Marketing Zen Group” by visiting their website – www.marketingzen.com. for Canadian readers).

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 12, 2012

Capturing New Markets: How Smart Companies Create Opportunities Others Don’t Stephen Wunker McGraw-Hill (2011) How to locate, penetrate, and dominate in new markets or in new customer segments Opinions are divided (sometimes sharply divided) about where and how to generate new revenue sources when competing in a global economy such as the current one, (..)

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Marketing Review Books Globalization 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 12, 2012

Capturing New Markets: How Smart Companies Create Opportunities Others Don’t Stephen Wunker McGraw-Hill (2011) How to locate, penetrate, and dominate in new markets or in new customer segments Opinions are divided (sometimes sharply divided) about where and how to generate new revenue sources when competing in a global economy such as the current one, (..)

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Marketing Review Books Globalization 70

Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

September 20, 2011 Servant Leadership. Monthly: September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. Servant Leadership Observer – April 2011. Servant Leadership Observer – March 2011. Servant Leadership Review: Battle Los Angeles Movie.

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CO2

OCTOBER 16, 2010

via Questions Are The Answer | Management Innovation eXchange. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc., Pink Demos Dr. John Sullivan FORA.tv

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Innovation Management Executive Coaching Strategic Planning 60

Coaching Tip

MARCH 13, 2011

Google clearly hopes to recapture some of the nimbleness and innovative spirit of its early years. So, as only a data-mining giant like Google can do, it began analyzing performance reviews, feedback surveys and nominations for top-manager awards. People typically leave a company for one of three reasons , or a combination of them.

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Project Performance Review Survey Review 161

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Talent Management Helps Small Companies Make Big Moves by SuccessFactors Learn how small companies can achieve growth and productivity goals and ultimately transform themselves. To move up the business maturity curve, small companies need big ambitions. Consider leaving a comment!

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Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

And it is managers’ ability to innovate, collaborate and adapt to a constantly changing environment that are the leadership skills we most need to develop. Last year I spent some time speaking with a senior HR director in a large, global FMCG company that illustrates the problem well. 3) US Training Industry Report, 2011.

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Learning-by-Doing White Paper Leadership Development Diversity 259

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Business Publications Small Business Review | Newsletter for Small Business Owners Small Business Review’s e-letter is published bi-weekly and provides small businesses with information on the necessary evils of running their businesses. ** N2′s Top Pick for being of real value to small businesses. Inc.com Inc.

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Directory Magazine Blog Brand 167

Change Starts Here

JULY 9, 2013

For Mount Franklin Foods, a candy and snack manufacturer headquartered in El Paso, Texas, the years leading up to 2011 were tumultuous. When CEO Gary Ricco joined the company in May of 2011, the company had struggled for years to turn a profit. They introduced many new value-added and innovative new products.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. When you think of Apple you immediate think of a company that has built a strong brand around quality design. Let me make my position very clear…design absolutely matters.

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Brand Blog Reputation Parcell 267

Sales Wolf Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Bob Sutton, Harvard Business Review Blog : True Leaders Are Also Managers - Warren Bennis famously wrote that "Managers are people who do things right and leaders are people who  do the right thing. .  I hope you had a wonderful weekend and are ready for a great week of Maximizing Possibility in your organization!

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Blog Human Resources Welch Emotional Intelligence 133

CEO Blog

JANUARY 28, 2011

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, January 28, 2011 5 Leadership Styles that Work A guest post by Art Gould Recipes for Success: 5 Different Leadership Styles That All Work! The best way to find out what makes a company successful is to look at the top. They are the founders and daily drivers of their companys corporate cultures.

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Blog CEO Leadership Styles Leadership 230

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 22, 2010

Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. How can you mindfully and proactively decide about conditions that confront you in the future? Posted in Uncategorized Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 8, 2010

If they are feeling your brand understands them and their needs, is innovative, is a good value, and cares about them, they are now ready to jump in and interact with you. How would your customers feel if your company let them down? Are you ready?? Step 4: Brand Loyalty: Would you hang out with Buddy on a regular basis?

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CO2

JANUARY 20, 2011

IDEO has contributed to some of the most innovative solutions for some of the biggest brands in the world. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. Pulse Meme Feed What Is Your Brand Against?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

In this TED video , Sinek explains what he believes to be the reason for Apple’s constant innovations and their repeated successes. 2 Brijendra Dharampuria January 20th, 2011 at 3:37 am To get answer of “why&# is really important in business. Sinek makes a case that it’s all about the messaging.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2011

Forbes recently published our list of the world's most innovative companies in which we ranked companies based upon their innovation premium. But why do some companies have a high innovation premium while others do not? CEOs of average companies, in comparison, scored at about the 68th percentile.

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CO2

JANUARY 21, 2011

Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. It may be that we really do not have the free will that we think we do. It turns out that current brain research is showing that many of our behaviors our unconscious.

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